Stagwell (STGW) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Stagwell (STGW) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 2.37% in Q2 2026, down 0.95 percentage points from 3.32% a year earlier and down 0.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Stagwell (STGW) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Stagwell reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 3.33%, down 0.89 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -5.10 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 4.22% in FY2024 (+1.76 pp), 2.46% in FY2023 (-2.59 pp), 5.05% in FY2022 (+3.01 pp) and 2.04% in FY2021 (-6.40 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.26 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 4.65 percentage points in Q3 2022, against a drop of 7.53 percentage points in Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 2.79% (Q1 2026), 3.20% (Q4 2025) and 4.02% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.60% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | 9.59% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 3.10% |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | 6.61% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.25 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.06 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 5.82% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Stagwell | 2.04 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 269.24 Mn | 2.37% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.37% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.79% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.98% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.56% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.85% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.17% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.24% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.31% |
Stagwell Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=STGW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "STGW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=STGW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();